situating them against a much broader cast of actors—such as printmakers

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Irwin focused on exploring aesthetic perception as the fundamental feature of art

—Paulina Pardo Gaviria

and other familiar names such as Rubens

A Chronology of Art: A Timeline of Western Culture from Prehistory to the Present games situating them against a muchA fresh take on the history of art, using cultural timelines to reveal little known connections and influences between artworks and artistic movements. Most surveys of the history of art come neatly packaged. They are divided up into historic periods, artistic schools and movements, and the careers of individual painters. They may make the subject appear more manageable, but they are oversimplifications. In reality, movements and careers overlapped